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Rear Final Drive Audi S8 D3 facelift

Step-by-step instructions on "Rear Final Drive" for Audi S8 D3 facelift (2007–2011). Pick an article — removal, installation, adjustment and diagnostics with illustrations.

General information

Code letters, ratios, capacities

Contact corrosion

General repair instructions

Driveshaft, servicing

Driveshaft, removing and installing

Removing

Installing

Aligning center bearing

Tightening torques

Differential, removing and installing

Differential, disassembling and assembling

Drive pinion, removing, installing, disassembling and assembling

Pulling flange for driveshaft off drive pinion

Installing O-ring

Driving in oil seal for flange for driveshaft

Installing flange

Tightening nut for drive pinion and setting friction torque

Securing drive pinion nut

General notes

Adjustment overview

Drive pinion, adjusting

Ring gear, adjusting

Determining total shim thickness "Stotal" for shims "S1" + "S2"

Determining "Stotal" (S1 + S2)

Determining thickness of shim "S1*"

Measuring frictional torque (check)

Adjusting backlash

Determining average backlash

Determining thickness of shim "S2"

The following shims are available for "S2"

Determining thickness of shim "S1"

The following shims are available for "S1"

Performing check measurement